{"id":572,"date":"2017-06-20T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T18:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russiable.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2024-01-06T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T13:03:40","slug":"buy-tickets-russian-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russiable.com\/buy-tickets-russian-circus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to buy tickets for the Russian circus in Moscow and St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Russia you will find some of the best circuses in the world. While in Moscow you can attend a performance at the Nikulin circus or the Grand Moscow State Circus, in St. Petersburg, there is the Great State Circus. In this article I will explain how you can buy the tickets without intermediaries to attend a performance of the worldly renowned Russian circus. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"Nikulin<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the 18th century, the circus has played a key role in Russian cultural traditions and it is considered an art form, just like opera or ballet<\/strong>, performed by creative and talented artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is said that it was not a Russian who started the tradition, but it was an Englishman, Charles Hughes<\/strong>, responsible for the great popularity that the circus reached in Russia, still to these days. Hughes began with his company for the court of Catherine the Great, who was fascinated by the performances and ordered that two stages be constructed for Hughes\u2019 company. He returned to England, but some of his companions remained in Russia, popularizing the circus among the Russian population during the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union leaders strongly supported the circus. Thus, in 1919, all the circuses of all Russia became property of the State, establishing circus schools in Moscow in 1927 and later in other great cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1950s, Russian companies began touring Europe and America, becoming one of the most exported art forms in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the most important circuses in Russia are located in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The performances are done with acrobats, trapeze artists, balancers and clowns, but also there\u2019s performances with animals (tigers, bears, lions, elephants, etc) that stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location of the most important circuses of Moscow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n